Improvement in combined truck and bag-holder



B. WILT. Gombined Truck and Bag-Holder.

No. 220,105. Patented Sept. 30, I879.

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BENJAMIN WILT, OF PETERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED TRUCK AND BAG-HOLDER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 220,105, datedSeptember 30, 1879 application filed June 28, 1879.

To albwhom it may concern:

Be it known that 'I, BENJAMIN WILT, of Petersburg, in the county ofHuntingdon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Truck and Bag Holder; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined truck and bag-holder;and it consists in the combination of a truck, two standards placedthereon, and a pivoted bag-holder, whereby the bag can be tilted up soas to fall directly upon a mans shoulder without his having to strainhimself in lifting it, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the bag ready to be filled. Fig. 2is a similar view, showing the holder tilted over ready to drop the bagon the mans shoulder. Fig. 3 is an end View of my invention.

a, represents a truck, of suitable length and width, and which issupported upon the two or more wheels 0 at one end and the legs orblocks atthe other. In each end of this truck are made two holes, inwhich the lower ends of the two standards 0 are fastened by means ofpins or other suitable devices which pass through the ends underneaththe truck. In the upper ends of these standards is pivoted thebag-holder, which is made in the form of a hand-truck, with theexception that the upper ends of the side beam-s,.cl, are not providedwith handles, and which holder can be tilted back, as shown in Fig. 2,for the purpose of enabling a man to drop the bag over upon his shoulderwithout the great. efl'ort usually required to lift it there.

The two supporting-arms e, for supporting the upper end of the bag in anopen position, are secured to the cross-beam g, which beam and arms areprovided upon their top with small pegs to catch in the bags, instead ofthe usual hooks. The ends of this beam 9 catch in the slots h of theside beams, d, so that it can be adjusted up and down to accommodate thelength of bag being filled, and the beam and arms are held at. anydesired height by means of the pins 1'.

Upon the back of the bag-holder is secured the strengtheningframc l,which is made of small bariron or wood. in order to prevent the lowerend of the bag from tipping forward while the holder is being turnedover there is a rope, a, tied to one standard, and which is providedwith a hook at its free end, so as to catch in a ring on the otherstandard. This rope passes around the outer side of the bag, and holdsit in position until the man is ready to have the bag fall forward onhis shoulder.

After the bag has been filled and the mouth tied up the man pulls theholder toward him, and depresses the upper end thereof until the top ofthe bag comes down to his knees, when he has only to put his arms aroundthe bag and pull it over on his shoulder.

By this construction a man is saved that great straining effort which isnecessary to lift a filled bag from the floor up to his shoulder.

The standards carrying the holder can be placed upon either end or sideof the truck for use, according as the place'aud circumstances mayrequire. The handle of the truck being pivoted to-it can be readilyswung around out of the way when not in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of atruck and a pivoted bag-holder placed thereon, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the two uprights or standards, a suitable support,and a bag-holder pivoted at or near its center-upon the. supports sothat itcan be turned about one-half around, and provided with means forholding the mouth of the bag open, whereby after the bag has been filleda man can tilt it over upon his shoulder, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a truck provided with standards with a pivotedbag-holder, the holder being provided with adjustable sup porting-arms,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this23d day of June, 1879.

BENJAMIN wwr.

Witnesses:

JAMES S. BREEN, WILLIAM S. GRANT, Jr.

